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PC Perspectivehttp://www.pcper.com/images/podcast-logo-600x600.pngenEVGA and Inno3D Announce the First 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Cardshttps://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards
<p>They said it couldn&#39;t be done, but where there are higher density chips there&#39;s always a way. Today EVGA and Inno3D have both announced new versions of GTX 960 graphics cards with 4GB of GDDR5 memory, placing the cards in a more favorable mid-range position depending on the launch pricing.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards" class="inline-image-link" title="View: 960_evga.PNG"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2015-03-03/960_evga.PNG" alt="960_evga.PNG" title="960_evga.PNG" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="329" /></a></div></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><em>EVGA&#39;s new 4GB NVIDIA GTX 960 SuperSC</em></p>
<p>Along with the expanded memory capacity EVGA&#39;s card features their ACX 2.0+ cooler, which promises low noise and better cooling. The SuperSC is joined by a standard ACX and the higher-clocked FTW variant, which pushes Base/Boost clocks to 1304/1367MHz out of the box.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards" class="inline-image-link" title="View: 960_evga_2.PNG"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2015-03-03/960_evga_2.PNG" alt="960_evga_2.PNG" title="960_evga_2.PNG" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="133" /></a></div></p>
<p>Inno3D&#39;s <a href="http://www.inno3d.com/news_detail.php?refid=255">press release</a> provides fewer details, and the company appears to be launching a single new model featuring 4GB of memory which looks like a variant of their existing GTX 960 OC card.</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards" class="inline-image-link" title="View: inno3d_960.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2015-03-03/inno3d_960.jpg" alt="inno3d_960.jpg" title="inno3d_960.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="381" /></a></div></p>
<p class="rtecenter"><em>The existing Inno3D GTX 960 OC card</em></p>
<p>The current 2GB version of the GTX 960 can be found starting at $199, so expect these expanded versions to include a price bump. The GTX 960, with only 1024 CUDA cores (half the count of a GTX 980) and a 128-bit memory interface, <a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards">has been a very good performer</a> nonetheless with much better numbers than last year&#39;s GTX 760, and is very competitive with AMD&#39;s R9 280/285. (It&#39;s a <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/GeForce-GTX-960-Overclocking-Report-13-Cards-Tested">great overclocker, too</a>.) The AMD/NVIDIA debate rages on, and NVIDIA&#39;s partners adding another 4GB offering to the mix will certainly add to the conversation, particularly as an upcoming 4GB version of the GTX 960 was originally said to be unlikely.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards" target="_blank">read more</a></p>https://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/EVGA-and-Inno3D-Announce-First-4GB-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960-Cards#commentsGraphics Cards4GBgeforcegtx 960nvidiavideo cardsTue, 03 Mar 2015 19:44:07 +0000Sebastian Peak62451 at https://www.pcper.comMSI Graphics Card Division Interview: Alex Chang Takes our Q'shttps://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/MSI-Graphics-Card-Division-Interview-Alex-Chang-Takes-our-Qs
<p>MSI was founded in 1986 and started producing motherboards and video cards for the quickly growing PC market.&nbsp; Throughout the life of the company they have further diversified their offerings to include barebones systems, notebooks, networking/communication devices, and industrial products.&nbsp; While MSI has a nice base of products, they are still primarily a motherboard and video card company.&nbsp; In the past 10 years MSI has become one of the top brands in North America for video cards, and they have taken a very aggressive approach to design with these products.</p>
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<p>I had the chance to send MSI quite a few questions concerning their video card business and how they develop their products.</p>
<p><em><strong>What is your name, title, and how long have you worked at MSI?</strong></em></p>
<p>My name is Bob, and I&rsquo;m&hellip;. actually, I&rsquo;m just Alex Chang. I&rsquo;m the Associate Marketing Manager. I&rsquo;ve been with the company for 2 years.</p>
<p><em><strong>Typically how long does it take from the original reference design card release to when we can first expect to see a Twin Frozr III based card hit retail?&nbsp; How much longer does it take to create the &ldquo;Lightning&rdquo; based products?</strong></em></p>
<p>Historically, we&rsquo;ve seen the introduction of a non-reference thermal solution within 2-4 weeks of product launch. As an example, GTX580 was launched in November 2010, and by December there was already a reference PCB GTX580 w/ the Twin Frozr II cooler. </p>
<p>In the case of Lightning cards, the development timeframe is longer due to more R&amp;D, validation, and procurement of components. With GTX580, the timeframe was around 6 months, but moving forward MSI is pulling in the launch timeframe of our flagship products.</p>
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<p class="rteleft"><a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/MSI-Graphics-Card-Division-Interview-Alex-Chang-Takes-our-Qs">Continue reading our interview with MSI's Alex Chang!!</a></p>
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